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Thirst Relief Effect of 0.75% Citric Acid Spray During the Anesthesia Recovery Period: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSION: For thirsty patients during the anesthesia recovery period, the spray method is safe and has fewer side effects, including choking, aspiration, and allergies. Thus, 0.75% citric acid spray and cool water spray are both safe and effective; however, the 0.75% citric acid spray has a better thirst relief effect that lasts longer than the cool water spray.PMID:34340880 | DOI:10.1016/j.jopan.2021.01.008
Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - August 3, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Caihong Wu Yan Liu Lin Yang Yifang Tang Lijun Zhou Xin Wang Source Type: research

Prechemotherapy nursing assessment among adult cancer patients in a university cancer center in Shanghai, China: a best practice implementation project
Conclusion: The project achieved increased compliance with evidence-based best practice in all assessed audit criteria improving the practice of prechemotherapy assessment. Involvement of informatics technology is a great strategy to help overcome barriers, simplify the change process and assist in sustaining evidence-based practice change. Future plans and ideas are in place and have been discussed. Further audits will need to be carried out to improve the validity and quality of nursing assessment.
Source: International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare - September 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT Source Type: research

Medical Adhesive–Related Skin Injury Prevalence at the Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Insertion Site: A Cross-sectional, Multiple-Center Study
We examined prevalence and associated risk factors of medical adhesive–related skin injury (MARSI) at the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion site in hospitalized oncology patients in Guangxi, China. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, multiple-center epidemiological study. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: The sample comprised 697 adult inpatients at 4 tertiary hospitals (3 general hospitals and 1 oncology hospital). The facilities are located in the western China. METHODS: Trained nurses examined and assessed all subjects' skin exposed to medical adhesive during PICC maintenance process followed by recording th...
Source: Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing - January 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Wound Care Source Type: research